Richard Stearns
Personal information
Full nameRichard Irving Stearns III
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 4, 1927
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 2022(2022-01-25) (aged 94)[1]
Delavan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Sailing career
ClassStar
ClubShore & Chicago Yacht Clubs
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Star
Pan Am Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Sao Paulo Star
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Cascais Star
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Milwaukee Soling

Richard Irving "Dick" Stearns, III (September 4, 1927 – January 25, 2022) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic and Pan American Games medalist.

Biography

Stearns was born in Evanston, Illinois.[2] In 1963, he won a gold medal along with Robert Halperin at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sailing Ninotchka.[3][4] He also started the company Lands' End, in the Spring of 1963, with Halperin, Halperin's close friend Gary Comer, and two of Stearns' employees.[5] He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Lynn Williams.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Stearns' obituary
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Stearns". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Following the Fleet". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1963. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "American National Business Hall of Fame". Anbhf.org. Retrieved July 12, 2011.


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